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——s was in sclf-defense, Madame, _atame, 794 do} * ereat honor, A Countess! — What nsideration to the indiscriminate! AW, luncieon.” and he Tegt looked up quickly. ove ie give up thin }omade a pecultar dts: q He naw h ieht The hum fon got the better of him new woman T led the way, 48 nK. : ai 4. Madame ignored this Monsieur? What tat: uitiful world $t tat" gala * * Bar he quelled th. Mau- his heart. Ao month he might: now Adifferent story notan i he had deter yer) and he vaguely wea- ring humilatto re. Tt would hy ain cup. Her Isitively and her is had had ssa vss and handed tt tremor in THE INTERCEPTED M sald he, if lt were, Monsicur, and If it were T should say that you dad Uiscovered that I know too much. I stg rf firs: {the picture merely ny auspiclons ee now that? | lhtess In me not to have | 5 but {tls not too late.’ she waid, “do you lack ned ac ROLD'T McQnAt co. “AWhy, what f4 this, Monsieur? but that is not to aay bonors you desire?* hat greater honor y that which Is written In 2 ‘ope, ruled by King Leopold of Osi Deen placed on the throne by 1 the exclusion of the rightful, he Aueraperg. He Is surround mainly devoted to the Auersperg channels he passed, but all these were | Whe blind, and led him to no end, Madame | yards. he hea had a purpose; to discover wiat this| “Here. Monstet ad, but the © your passporta?* was ave ale a Meee sags Purpose was Fitzgerald must remain in ‘ : f Ae: | a ot he tereste | Theas Ministers Induce him to. Temata AVHAT LAL Woman! Intors, you are too ing A A , Be | ste: clilzen of wnt ta trates the plot by. I main hall of the chateau | schemes. ¥ £ . , q ry may choose to confe Countess Herzborg In a horse | Phere was no reply. H 5 Yes ~ f atk ame. 10 Tone pation turned |heYaawvavaheatintpaperieecinkion guy ants t volunteer to make me i: & : ; jf ; "| aslde. She began to lone patience. ilar + recent dampness, lying on the floor. He | fll with you to me, from ‘ey i A: . the countess is not high enough, ince th Madame's and honors no charm, listen.” [thle she means to declare war Fitzgerald comes | Picked It up—and road It. mates am listening, Madame.’* Maurice meets Princess plan you auggest ts worthy of y99 yt ; . z : permit’ you to witness the comls i ‘ | id: < i y/ opera, but I shall allow no prompting madam. Tho Englishman Is fair kame common enemy. Let us gain our ents {the heart, since his purse is Impregns s hlgh Ia authority. | sauite, Rut (he ecuntess? Why not the meassc Yea > ! * g § fool of him. it ; : z ‘ P You ahall pot." sald she, calmly. ner, what Thay ‘gies f Madame, 1f you love him’ ne act of a gentle . nee = < : . bs | p eS ’ x am wrong. If you joved Alm Hut Lam a prisoner; T must deg ae ETS 4%: Z > \ | you would prize above all elee this To rob a man through his eS we we > of which you Intend to rob him,” eine 1G | . v » ut t E m outsiders hall warn my friend," satd Maus ‘ly; “you shall’ not make @ bonite oti fall cue Sept veiled woman, whom He mucete Pitzgerald, whom he catle ty ‘name, | malt, since the other ty an America? T porate’ lecrimination. The king grawa weaker ever day. Nothing was fo: rooms. 1 fear that (he consols are in jie sate re re carried to The Mean ane at te Duchess rettdences, | at the Drittah Legation. Aw utual, a courte will Rad Chateag." one. of the Duchess ; ‘ ee Sessa une cent taal tor aut’ | aritvet coun (Gliabit és And; aUch almen aa Fitexerald} f : < j s ’ lrdught your here not to discuss Sylvia Amerbach, “Why—not—the—pantry mald?” Maur-| {He ia a very infant in the hands of a] f @ Sse i : ; beau tal jue Cl ng. =: Loot Staurice, Maurice was somewhat troubled tn L troopers lounging about just out of earshot. They were so are ed na to prevent emress from: the pirk. He looked thoughtfully at the wall Tt was elxht feet [n helg’ has heen a soldier al! his to him are Uttle less be knows nothing of treaohery; thelr decett, their lee drawled. “That ts flippant read the measnge again. “What pia | Suddenly he ‘ thigh George. s0 that it Is. Madam that is why we omfort It will be an easy victory i CHAPTER IV. lodged here. I am way er it would have bee for I Madime saw the look, and said, ALS. = bait the hook with a count do my best to prevent 1 . was a noise on the other side of Note from the Enemy. the purse will not lead the the |rot unknown to me; 1 ha ¢ 1 presently a head Dbobbe I S days of this charming cap- | heart, eh? Certainly 1 shall my |ing to see what meant this See ee . es : Inquired the head. tivity passed. lord the Englishman all about his! house party. : q ; 5 { : ied te know If you Fitzzeratd was more and more|hostess when I return from the Pernops Tam now too late. : é : ot ee She turned infatuated with the mysterious Sylvia | Decidedly you are clever. O, how care-|dlstrusts me, 1 daresay ; Amerbach; until he had reached that | less! Not even In cipher, so that. he sens, Sho went to you. allthis re toeee aati” ate of utterdiini adoration that only | who reads may run, And who is 1.7 me. Twas young, | fan idea that when I aubmftted my to those slow-uatured men Who | Heauvais! Something toll me that this : women, 1 was gay aly to you, you might be t to ise of thirty before loving. j man had a hand in the affair. 1 re. [less She has decked me break Noe ghawel his Up. “Proceed, As for Maurice, he flirted with the | member the look he gave me. A traitor, a monkey (an Pine: vuntess Her: led dard to behind my Sack). a ‘There are only two, If you do not untess Herzberg. tried nard to make | too, dohind my 4 nd here, ara only, twor If you oviee “The Puppet Crown’? is one of the strongest, most stirring tales of sdventure ever written. By many thi competent critics it iscon- over: Gee, pllaved att G light-neated | “Hang my memory, whic matnic 3s apord ts ? with J. é 3 + & # : with my plans, these, trog) i: = fool. Irritated Mime. Sylvia by constantly eke : t one America, when * q aN fe 4 onvey you to Brunnstadt, | wi sidered equal in most re: ways to forget what I wish to remem Po ‘ : ut conv we soe in confinement. Un Sabre." atr from hand. tt is and kept his tion to the mys- h to for- an Beau. ber and remember what 1 [wet! Where have I met th | vais before? of the house party. | £ als i He went on to meet the Countess, N face had teaped tnt hts viston on They mounted and rode down th of the Mlustrated paper that | (0° ng. and his face. with the nie orinted beneath ft, had caused his | ag 5 the sucessfon to the throne 4 Spects to the brst work of or the other, The other pro- Sir Walter Scott, Aum ex- quisite love story urde, lies the sterner nassages, and renders the book in- tensely interesting to “La Grande Duchesse, eyes open for some s\ vosal is, if you promise—and ahh in’ your wortmthe. situation ait 0) nich ta'tt tobe intl teamed in his eyes, He Te. I shoul! not frank with nowith you; a day!" said the Cou pped away young and oldaiike. The f surn | erect t guessed rightly DIT AND SHE A Tareas author, a young West- had mUciuescbuththrough: fori plots (and; war and ‘love sleur.” her bowed ana] * rs Hu, would be shot; : labyrinth would it lead him? A plots and wart” demurely. Merino checks white yer! tw. Salle nease eine Res feo . ie me hd if T went to prison— erner, has a brilliant tu- cheeks were rosy and her hair as yellow . | ould miss what you call the: _ indeed; so. strange mnieera Tut 1 love Madame te the chat emly hilarity ture; but in no other book ‘as of half a mind that he | as the silk of corn T would : pride and my he. room Maurt Monste this the way you return || {ij . x . but which to me. ean he hape to score a reamed. Prisoners, * © * Why? And! “Well, t Ra for love.” He shortenel | for ner, al preltyiwaltcead my klnidaeas fad, fe. You have only yourself: greater popular success {| these two women alone In this old | hls relp jai AbrOPoS have you ever b Low leve that With a laugh he sprang fe mit me to apologize. As to your { end Titmided where yOu : than “The Puppet })chiteau. 1 house party. There lay be- |tn lo ‘oun! ry And telleve me when Tsay that the Jeaught her fare between hi T have sunt it bs 4 hot wanted, netjaer you Nor your | 3 tow all tate son devign. ) Cr? What a qu ment I saw you 1 kne h (- { wet A most dangerous quality i) would be here. No interference Crown,” It is decidedly Shoull ke warn his friend? Inde&d, Have your” Aaeiwan'ablaesta elon ec ulet Al epee aon A Barner | onateur: that is the undery the furcinust romantic yet, of what_had he_to warn him rote Leet ua ait aud promise, Aw sft ad fed down the} “I mean that I coult not kizs Madame < ist and the troopers” took \ novel of the ycar. discover Madame to Fitzgerrd would gazing across the v: ial herieountry oti have lens va) with tho’ same sense of] i $3906 themuelver off, "Now you may fon lose the entrance to this Inby- ». of love,” he insistel. am in and Iam a proud What's the ira girl?’ aecurity as 1 could the—pantry maid,” the GE TE tet find you { nee Dann he desired to explore. How | love.’ 7 hat aae | bowing 5 Just now Madame's fa n ashamed. | he aloul best of tempers. pee etceed Vere cae act, now that she knew With whom?" she laughed. Jad that you spoke, for It was be- | he expressed a ean ve dared—— 2" her I “[ dare ray she won't, woes to Blelbers, ed her secret? Into many] “With a pantry matd, perhaps,” he unbearable to throw myself at] ‘Ask them of me, Monsteur,’ aatd al good deal. “Of what are you talking?" ” 74, NT exes thundrous. (To be continued.) FEL AND FAMILY [TWENTIETH CENTURY DOLL [ANNE ONELL OV (“ese =" a PAY US AVSIT, UP ON ALL THE NEW FADS. Tf STAGE ACAI 03d Si. ANGHT OE am 5th Ave, 4. RM, cutee rere ar Acta. lactuding F | Mo Marrte’s Comedy, QUALITY ST: |B: { ‘Carieton Halt. COME DOWN FROM CROTON AND: N “S| CHARLES FROHMAN INDUCES FC PHRATIE, oe TH a i ‘Grant Revival, WEEE UP/A WATER! CIEE! HER TO RETURN. ane" OSSELL A ioval pamity. |105%4 BLUE “ENS Nae . met in The Get ant the fat Tia GIRO canbe , BROADWAY rt Site sono ar Glother, 31-2 Feet Lo: and Ten low of I. Miner Wad Retired, | s PRODUCTION, Little Ones on the Ex- but WH Revive “Sweet | | cursion, and Twenty.” mete GOLD DUST a. t uced Mrs. H. auwy, man Charles Frohman has | east. Seea MRS PIS | THEUNWELCOME MRS. Hi. makes tho pans and kettles clean and bright. It does the work much better thar: resume her goap and in much lecs timo. name ecearints 0) Nelli and ko Back (9) TE WK FAIRBANK COMPANY © Chicaga. Upon attempting to draw beer for sev- eral customers thts) morning, Louls Engel, a salooukeeper at One Hundred and Thirty-ninth street and Third ave- nue, experlenced great mental angulsh, The beer pump failed to work and the vagrel Clay Miner, widow of t and theatrical manager customers; weritielsenitere: an square Theatre on Dee. | Sa =| JOHN DREW sitonD IN COMMAND. Engel tnkered with the pump for an Tsaenare SelvanitniDaalt'| our, Finally, In his desperat cmaay and Twenty.'|/OLD WATCHES WANTED pH , CRITERION ¥ Taare | phoned to Hupfel's brewery for a mula aeein so rag sph ror our mus She recntly sold her fine restdence on . ry Drive and had settled at Rea Think, No J., with her lttle son, Intend~ ing never to Ko back to theatrical lite. | | man to come and fix the pump One Alsing, an expert on pumps. re- sponded. He decided that there deficiency of water pressure and dis- covered that no water was coming in from the street. The trouble was traced to thé connection between the atreet main and the beer pump in the cellar, Alsing unscrewed the conncetion und) out p-gped what he thought was a sea serpent. In fact It was an eel three and a dalf feet long and five inches in diameter. It was a female cel and a companying her were ten of her off- apring, the same being smull but active. The cellar was full of cols in a min- Ute. With the ald of buckets and fish nets Alsing caught them all, He slew the large eel and took It home with wu aAYESHAI A nOvaL aA ES “DAVID DELASCO PRESENTS cuant ce 4h) Mat r BEI HAWTREY A Messace from. “Mars. TOD, heaereae ic ub us SeNCARNA HELO EXTR A MATINEE TO-DAY. a -—- SIX ELECTRIC STAGES. | stapis Six electric yegin Kervice on} ay y. and by New Year's two more will be tn opera- forse stages will be xradue | ed by the electric veliicles: | titway. Ae ivan S15. Mats Wot a Sal 245, E Hy super While the electric stages will run only ACADEMY 0 - & far north ue Seventy-second street. | Loom FOR THE DIG WATCH. MATINEE TO-Oay. transfora to the horee vehicles will be| | ohitithy "WAY DOWN EAST PASTOR'S. dim, The beer pump was repaired and b further | = x $ i given to those who desire to go further 6 TEAL ‘ 5 4 ; ot ae the loss of customers was stopped. perth, ‘The southern terminus of the | i‘ t lgereer AS TINUOUS SHOW: 12a De WILLUR, fag The cel, which had wandered from Hne will bo at Wawnington Square, an! musements. Herate Etec her own home up Croton way, was peal ale G 10 cents will be charged for the trip. | ~ Theatre. the largest of the fresh water varlety MARVELLOUS NEW CHRISTMAS DOLLS. Twenty-#lx passengers — twenty-one Wammecntele eVIOTORIA HS 2b LOR eMASEPIELD Iu teases a , ever caught in these parts, It will | debe Rierielerietelietdeleiieleleleietilelefe ete; replefele inside and five outstd " Megitar May saturday, TorDay, | ————— eee ee OUR BOARDING-HOL take the place of turkey on Alsing's in the stages now in operat: = pas WOLF ‘peWey MATINEE TO-DAY. [ity ise ye Bleatae a The day of the wax doll that opens, kave Hverled servants—matds, « butler, f 5 Hath taps tyrone dinner table to-day, running time between TRANSATLANTIC. BURLESQUERS. HERS i and shuts her eyea and saya "Mamma"| walters und so on, Some of them have f for from 29, 5 A y bs Ep ' Marites Day H hi — wehea] youl pag (nae batig aacuen{ nad | Cameeanateeeat nae =i ee eaahing enunae sifect and _Warblaion/Savare Ib WAY a Fil faey Simtmtrat‘commase. se, | 3. Cua teers | OYPSY. JACKS : “ PORTER STOLE $200 RING, | acne. ‘rhe doll of to-day is quite a Uttle | pansom with a ffelike litte horse and {#21 to 80) They es CLES the Tantarmannaniny ARS — — pate be | Brooklyn Amusements. ied it you pleates Se eet have ber a coachman In livery, Her doltship is ° ath regularly, and she fhust have | put in the cab, the machinery Ls wound ™ 0 cred tan ne Car—Con-| inany changes of garments and apple NATAnG Toone siden Siaaya erento: lay Get a Year. ances for keeping house and cooking| Our new dell is a traveller. She haw lath r Abram Brown, a Pullman porter on| food, Sho is her Ittle mistress in minia-| her trunk, and whea rhe wants tol sweeper minnie © NAGE CALE the Baltimore and Onto Railroad, was| ture. travel she packs the trunk and. gets Feel held for trial In Jersey City to-day by] That the doll of the twentieth cen-| {nto It, The trunk is Hned with corded | ay... Tudgo Hoos for taking a $200 diamond | try may be bathed without harm to| And" hats, “all wmicely: placed th special | MIU. ring wi nen he found in the dressing-| her abo In made of cellulold or prepared | nooks arranged for them. Fastened to | SVU Thy manatee Cnty, Kaiser, al rubber, She ts every bit ax handsome as} th back of the trunk are the combs, pecan, meculagturer of Bloomington, | her obsolote wax sister and much more | Pushes eoothn ast i sanp and other , was the own Necexsartes for a dolly who Is travelling. Bccwnl has Goiteeeiltae convicted he | TUravle. Bhe han pliable Joints and can | ‘These dolls, trunks and all cost {rom , xtand up and bow. Her clothes are all | to $35, Wedd set | . MEI ROPOLS addin hero! Resist $s MONT AUK itth eke EMPIRE THEATRE CO. random Presenting SIRS. 0, DEFENCE. LMONT AVENUE a. WEBER 8 HIELOS iain Pt Atte MSS i CT HOIY-TONY fen ve ie A MESSAGE ing ‘uss | The Brightest 1 ee atte ne | ATLANT: T THEA, nr @thay Mare Wet & chew Nene Ie ets, Of Bright Days 3/1" Hetinntan are dois’ qolt acta, : Hh dhe " on ‘ua NEWENGLAND FOLKS! Ey sone ata seg | SKATING RINK. am |, indee Bare erates GRAND SPS SPER ; wanes dean a | spate TRRACTIONW TO-DAY, Soe cold or cough. je’s Honey as 3 AL SOLVING. ATTRACTIONS of Horehound and Tar will And rew Mack | quickly cure you of colds or ire made up of inin brushes, a rarpet tie ce eream freezers, Is aay 3000 5 DALY? S Sa Theatre REPU, BE TC. 20 at, juot mot Tad Mac ip-tay fat iise’wera Bt | 71: MESSENGER BOY , Published ofMlcia! figures of the.) ean fs Mable to a year's imprisonment. he ae ; Re POWERS | American News Ci p ath stang is consi 1 thing elae nec F P orge i Southern nericean News Company . pro ————— foae for her, and can be put on and] cneaary gstensore foie TP wontath | sage gine ecm coughs and fit you again for eer PCR SE ETE | Way NAT aHOW IS TOWN | eonclustvely that the dally. € ma taken oft by the child who owns her, contury doit It conaiste of a porcel Thene to not begin to comurive the! t duty of pleasure. BBERN to Merrguttec nen KEITH Sisk t Wem ee toa ke a | ¢ The World { Ps - De ub, Title ‘furkisa lowe, ctier| novelties that go with the bathing dol ce OeNIGH 36. BLP Me. and & t ol e Ig in New! Sunday fs the day to advertise yous Hae Her Own Servants, towels, real soap, povde-, o manicure} of the Twentieth century. ‘There are TOPNISU TRAM EIS ss PERT RAR TET - JINKS with wants. Greatest circulation in existe ve gs] outst, tooth and hair brusaes and every-| all sorts of contrivances far th s —— perenne — ence Get ins” alts igen in pertectiy appolnted Ut: thing sing uaceestry taut complete tet ment nf olly Uni her ic "lies: | Pike's Toothache Drops careinone minute |" MURTIG& SEAMON'S, we my lady's toll ‘The bath stands The stores are full of them, LEE DAT. Gov. Neville Gmadlonimimsrs & dione; otha